How to Apply
Applicants must submit a completed application that includes:
- Application form (below)
- 2-page personal statement that addresses the following:
- How did you become interested in advocacy/policy/government affairs?
- Please comment specifically on previous committee work or advocacy efforts on behalf of the ASPN, if applicable.
- Describe all previous advocacy experiences.
- Describe any graduate level coursework referable to the focus of this program
- What skills and knowledge do you hope to obtain as a result of this opportunity?
- How will this experience enhance your professional development and career?
- Have you completed a similar formal skills training program in the past? If so, please describe.
- How did you become interested in advocacy/policy/government affairs?
- CV
- Letter of support from your Division Chief or Fellowship Director that addresses the following:
- Interest and promise of the applicant in terms of leadership potential.
- Commitment to provide the applicant, if successful, protected time to participate in the program and requisite post-program ASPN activities
- Commitment from the Scholar’s home institution to provide financial support for the applicant’s participation in the program, totaling $3,000, which covers two years of participation.
- Following an initial screening of the application, selected applicants will be expected to participate in a 10-15 minute phone interview with the review committee.
